Stoneware, Mugs, Jugs, and Bottles New Amsterdam Kitchen

Dutch Treat

Potters in the Rhine Valley produced a variety of gray, salt-glazed stoneware. Some from the Westerwald region were decorated with applied molding and incised designs colored in cobalt blue or manganese purple. Others, such as mottled brown Bartmann jugs and bottles, bore intriguing bearded faces.

Onion Bottle

About the New Netherland Institute

For over three decades, NNI has helped cast light on America's Dutch roots. In 2010, it partnered with the New York State Office of Cultural Education to establish the New Netherland Research Center, with matching funds from the State of the Netherlands. NNI is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.More

The New Netherland Research Center

Housed in the New York State Library, the NNRC offers students, educators, scholars and researchers a vast collection of early documents and reference works on America's Dutch era. More